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PINHEAD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pinhead mean?
• PINHEAD (noun)
The noun PINHEAD has 2 senses:
1. an ignorant or foolish person
2. the head of a pin
Familiarity information: PINHEAD used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An ignorant or foolish person
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
boob; booby; dope; dumbbell; dummy; pinhead
Hypernyms ("pinhead" is a kind of...):
simple; simpleton (a person lacking intelligence or common sense)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The head of a pin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pinhead" is a kind of...):
head (a projection out from one end)
Holonyms ("pinhead" is a part of...):
pin (a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things)
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